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Analysis of individual-level and community-level effects on childhood undernutrition in Malawi
Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2018 Background: Undernutrition is a major global public health problem among children under the age of 5 years. We aimed to untangle the effects of a wide range of individual- and community-level socioeconomic factors on the risks of childhood undernutrition
Peter Austin Morton Ntenda +1 more
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Double burden of malnutrition among urban Bengalee adolescent boys in Midnapore, West Bengal, India [PDF]
, 2012 Malnutrition is an important public health problem worldwide. Therefore a study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of adolescent thinness, overweight and obesity in Midnapore town, West Bengal, India.
D Mahalanabis +4 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The fifth industrial revolution (I5.0), which is based on the utilization of interconnected data for efficient resource usage in meeting human requirements, proposes efficient solutions to resource constraint situations. However, the transition to I5.0 in the health sector is not easy and has to face several obstacles.
Ajay Jha +5 more
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Critical nutritional stress among adult tribal populations of West Bengal and Orissa, India. [PDF]
, 2012 This paper deals with cross-sectional studies carried out during the period 2004-2007. It is based on eight data sets of tribals of Paschim Medinipur and Bankura Districts of West Bengal and Keonjhar District of Orissa.
Kaushik Bose, Samiran Bisai
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The Guidance for International Growth Standards (GIGS) project aims to improve and promote appropriate application of international growth standards across clinical, research and public health settings. Design A guidance document providing historical and conceptual context to support the appropriate application of international ...
Eric O. Ohuma +4 more
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Pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak gizi buruk masa lalu di Kabupaten Tanggamus Provinsi Lampung
Jurnal Gizi Klinik Indonesia, 2008 Background: Undernutrition is one of factors that influences growth and development of children and causes lost generation. In Indonesia, 2.4 million of underfives suffered from undernutrition and 7 millions of them suffered from protein energy ...
Suhartono Suhartono +2 more
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Investing in early childhood nutrition: [PDF]
"It has long been known that good nutrition is essential to children's physical and cognitive development, but recent evidence sheds new light on the optimal timing of interventions to improve child nutrition and the long-term effects of such ...
Hoddinott, John, Ruel, Marie
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to assess how the use of the WHO Child Growth Standards (WHO GS) and the INTERGROWTH‐21st Standards (IG‐21st) affect the classification and interpretation of growth trajectories. Design A secondary data analysis of an observational cohort study.
Linda Vesel +5 more
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Seasonal undernutrition in rural Ethiopia: [PDF]
Marked seasonal variability of both production- and consumption is characteristic of virtually all farming systems in the developing world. This study examines the magnitude and significance of seasonal undernutrition in south central Ethiopia, southern ...
D'Amato, Maurizio +4 more
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Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents [PDF]
, 2013 A variety of methods are available for defining undernutrition (thinness/underweight/under-fat) and overnutrition (overweight/obesity/over-fat). The extent to which these definitions agree is unclear.
Armstrong +6 more
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